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Pontiac Grand Am Electrical System Safety Report | Sept 06, 2012



Reported on Sept 06, 2012


CAR DID NOT START, SECURITY LIGHT FLASHING. CALLED MOBILE MECHANIC, HE HAD NO CLUE, COST $85. DECIDED NOT TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AS RECOMMENDED BY USER MANUAL. DID MY OWN RESEARCH ONLINE, WOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE! USED 10-MINUTE FIX SEEN ONLINE, WHICH WORKED. THIS HAPPENED APPROX. 1XWEEK ALMOST EVERY WK., KEEP USING 10-MINUTE FIX. 6 MONTHS LATER, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN A PARKING GARAGE, THE ENGINE STOPPED DEAD, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHED - I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR AS THE STEERING WENT OUT. AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN ON THE ROAD. STILL HAVING PASS LOCK ISSUES ABOUT ONCE WEEKLY, SCARY NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL OCCUR OR WHERE. I CANNOT AFFORD $1,000+ TO GET THIS 'FIXED' (NO GUARANTEE I'M TOLD); THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT, WHETHER BY BEING STRANDED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION (NIGHT, WEATHER, LOCATION) OR IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. JUST BECAUSE THE CAR HASN'T BURST INTO FLAMES DOESN'T MEAN THIS ISN'T DANGEROUS. *TR
Make: Pontiac
Model: Grand Am
Manufactured by: General Motors LLC
Year: 2004
Was a crash reported? N
Was an injury reported? 0 person(s) were injured.
Was a death reported? 0 person(s) died.
Was a fire reported? N
Location: LAS VEGAS NV
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN):
Mileage: 59547 miles.
Speed: 0 MPH
Number of cylinders:
Vehicle type:
Vehicle fuel:
Was a police report filed? N
Tire size:
Dealer name and location:
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